Stepmom

After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.

In one scene, Jackie’s daughter Anna is facing a problem with a boy that is teasing her at school. Jackie suggests ignoring him while Isabel stages an elaborate lie that will allow Anna to get even. Ask your children which approach is better, and why? What would each of these approaches teach Anna about handling problems? Is there a better answer the movie’s characters didn’t think of?